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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Agreed: high Cd and low weight is a frustrating combination! The Metro is a poor high speed pulse and glide machine. But 0.40 is particularly high.
There are lots of 'stealth' aero mods that could be done. And yet others that aren't stealth, but could be easily reversible. Good news: those wheel covers look pretty good already.
Unfortunately, I suspect the hatch angle is a big part of the problem. Fixable, but not as a 'stealth' mod.
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I will look into making a belly pan. The car has absolutely no underbody protection, which I dislike because the engine gets dirty very quickly and I like to keep it detailed. So I could kill two birds with one stone. I am not much of a fabricator, must gather up courage.
The .Cd is high but the frontal area is small: the car is 1.3 meters tall and 1.585 m wide (thank God for small miracles
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The air flow must detach at the top of the roof for sure. They even made the roof raise slightly at the edge to promote a cleaner separation.